Intercellular and extracellular fluids are separated by the membranes of the body's cells. An example of such fluids is the fluid inside of blood cells (intercellular fluid) and that outside the blood cells (extracellular fluid). Blood cell membranes...

Interstitial fluid is the fluid that surrounds the cells in the various tissues of the body. This fluid provides a path through which nutrients, gases, and wastes can travel between the cells and the small blood-transporting capillaries. The...

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Interstitial fluid (or tissue fluid, or intercellular fluid) is a solution which bathes and surrounds the cells of multicellular animals. It is the main component of the extracellular fluid, which also includes plasma and transcellular fluid. On...

To the Editor: Hyperglycemia, a common feature in critically ill patients, was traditionally perceived as an adequate stress response reflecting the severity of the disease state and was treated only if glycemia exceeded 11-13.5 mmol/L. In recent studies in intensive care patients, we...

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